NHTSA Campaign 07V087000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 07V087000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
SAAB CARS USA, INC filed the report for 07V087000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V087000, NHTSA lists up to 94,377 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2002.
The 07V087000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V087000 were scheduled from June 13, 2007, 98 days after the report.
07V087000 covers 3 models from Saab, model years 2000–2005.
Owners of the model years 07V087000 covers have filed at least 44 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V087000 vehicles, the 2003 Saab 9-3 has the most (16).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V087000 ranks 2 of 14 SAAB CARS USA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V087000, SAAB CARS USA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 07V087000 was 06V126000, reported on April 20, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL LINES TO LOOSEN FROM THE PUMP RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, THE FUEL MAY IGNITE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL DEVELOP A SECURING BRACKET THAT WILL SECURE THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP EVEN IF THE PLASTIC RETAINING TABS SHOULD BREAK. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2007. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGNS - SEE 04V557 AND 06V126. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- SAAB RECALL NO. 07052 (15018, 06033).
Reported March 7, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V087000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V087000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted